Streaming Now Generates More Revenue For Music Industry Than Downloads, Physical Combined

Double digit growth in streaming in 2016 meant that Spotify, Apple Music and their competitors now account for 51.4% of all U.S. music revenue. Digital downloads were 24.1% in 2016 and. Continue reading

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A2IM’s Libera Indie Music Awards Announces 2017 Lineup

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) 2017 Libera Awards celebrating indie music has announced its 2017 performance lineup.

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Music Discover Platform TuneGo Launches A Record Label

TuneGO, a music discovery platform aimed at working musicians and industry professionals announced that they are launching their own record label aimed at helping to break artists.

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#DIYProud – Help Us Celebrate Indie Artist, Label Success Stories

Help us celebrate and share the growing number of DIY and indie music success stories by using the hashtag #DIYproud. With more than 54,000 @Hypebot followers, we're always looking for. Continue reading

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A New Strategy For Releasing Music

As the music industry continues to change, so too must the strategy for releasing music. With the single once again more important than the album, artists and labels both big and. Continue reading

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5 Things Record Labels Look For

While producing quality music is certainly important, and a big part of record labels taking notice of your music, getting a label deal requires more than that. Here we review. Continue reading

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A2IM Indie Week Announces Initial 2017 Speakers

A2IM has announced the initial speakers for its Indie Week’s 2017 Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, June 8th at 10AM at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center in. Continue reading

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WIN Releases Global Overview Of Chart Reporting

Global independent music trade group Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has released a comprehensive new study, which provides the first ever global overview of chart reporting.

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WED. BRIEF: Record Store Day Releases • Facebook Demographics • JQBX + Spotify • Voltra • More

Wednesday 3.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Indies lead the way as Record Store Day turns 10.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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Bandcamp Makes A Pitch To Indie Labels

As a member of A2IM, Bandcamp made a pitch to serve the association's many independent label members. The blog post offers an interesting insight into how the company has grown. Continue reading

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Welcome To The Post-DIY Music Era [Mark Mulligan]

Business is booming at CD Baby, Bandcamp, Tunecore, Bandzoogle and a host of other service providers for DIY musicians. But from Chance The Rapper to Stormzy and beyond, we are. Continue reading

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